Abstract
‘Combustion of polymeric materials’ is an important topic, not just from a scientific viewpoint, but also from a day-to-day living perspective. This chapter highlights the effect of various nanofillers in influencing the combustion properties of different polymers, compares their performance with traditional systems, and provides insights into combustion mechanisms.
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Abbreviations
- EVA:
-
Ethylene vinyl acetate
- GO:
-
Graphite oxide
- PA:
-
Polyamide
- PBB:
-
Polybrominated biphenyl
- PBDD:
-
Polybrominated dioxin
- PBDE:
-
Polybrominated diphenyl ether
- PBDF:
-
Polybrominated furan
- PCBs:
-
Polychlorinated biphenyls
- PCDD:
-
Polychlorinated dibenzodioxin
- PET:
-
Poly(ethylene terephalate)
- PLA:
-
Poly(lactic acid)
- POPs:
-
Persistent organic pollutants
- PP:
-
Polypropylene
- PS:
-
Polystyrene
- PVC:
-
Poly(vinyl chloride)
- TCDD:
-
Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
- FRs:
-
Flame retardants
- HRR:
-
Heat release rate
- MLR:
-
Mass loss rate
- NIST:
-
National Institute of Standards and Technology
- POSS:
-
Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane
- THR:
-
Total heat released
- TTI:
-
Time to ignition
- UL:
-
Underwriters Laboratories
- ZrP:
-
Zirconium phosphate
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Dasari, A., Yu, ZZ., Mai, YW. (2016). Flame Retardancy. In: Polymer Nanocomposites. Engineering Materials and Processes. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6809-6_8
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